Decision 2024

“Campaigns are contests of competing visions,” President Joe Biden said Thursday. “The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made … You can’t love your country only when you win.”

Campaign strategists are using voting trends in Texas to analyze the future of Hispanic and Latino voters in United States elections. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

Here is what President-elect Donald Trump said he will do once he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. NBC 5’s Evan Anderson has the details.

Speaking from the Rose Garden, Biden said the American people deserve a “peaceful and orderly” transfer of power, adding that “in a democracy, the will of the people always prevails.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk poured at least $130 million into a pro-Trump campaign effort after an assassination attempt on the former president in July.

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in an election in which abortion rights were a heavy focus raises major questions about what might come next for abortion access in the U.S. 

As the nation anticipates a second term for President Trump, political analysts believe Texas is poised to play a significant role in shaping the next administration. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has more.

As the country looks ahead to a second Donald Trump presidency, some experts say Texas is set to have a significant impact on national politics during the next administration.

Trump connected with voters on his promise to fix the economy and to be different from the current administration. That was enough to overcome the abortion issue, a weakness of his and a strength of Harris’.

A postal worker and her friend were arrested Wednesday in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in an alleged attempt to test the security of Colorado’s voting system, according to court documents.

On Wednesday during a visit to Tyler, Gov. Greg Abbott said it would take time for Mr. Trump to fulfill that promise.

More school closures and staff cuts could be coming to several North Texas school districts after voters in several districts rejected a tax rate increase to pay for salaries and other expenses. Education reporter Wayne Carter tells us who is impacted, and what may come next.

Dallas is now the largest city in Texas to move toward decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. Voters overwhelming supported the measure, but it’s unclear what’s next. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports.
 

Here are some facts you should know about Inauguration Day.

Democratic hopes were dashed in Tarrant County. The party had made some in-roads in the GOP-stronghold in the last few elections but ultimately, Republicans came out on top in 2024. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports one strategist says a closer look at the numbers, though, raises some concerns.

NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero has a look at the concerns and questions surrounding President-elect Trump’s plans for the border.

Republican candidates won every statewide race, re-elected Ted Cruz to the Senate, and put Donald Trump back in the White House. The victory continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since 1976. It also ended the Democrats’ 120-year grip in the border county of Starr with 57% of the vote. The Latino vote played a key...

Dallas voters approved two measures – including one requiring the hiring of 900 police officers – as part of changes to the city’s charter.

Six school districts asked voters to let them raise tax rates in order to help balance their budgets.

With President-elect Donald Trump set to lead the country for the next four years financial experts are already watching for changes.